Hellenistic Art. c330-50BC. Cosmopolitan culturally diverse period of Alexander’s empire. Sensual, emotional sculpture. Dying Gaul. Laocoön.

Helmholtz, Hermann. 1821-94. German physicist. Conservation of Energy.

Helsinki Accords. 1975. Human rights, freedom, co-operation. Reduced East-West tensions.

Helsinki Group. 1976. Soviet dissidents who monitor human rights aspect of Helsinki Accord. Orlov. Shscharansky.

Helvetic Confessions. 1636,62. Swiss Reform church doctrines. 2nd widely adopted.

Helvétius, Claude-Adrien. 1715-71. French Materialist philosopher. All actions based on self-interest. De l’ésprit 1758.

Hemingway, Ernest. 1898-1961. US novelist: Fairwell to Arms 1929. For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940. Old Man and the Sea 1952. Style:“A stream with stones of nouns and a surface of prepositional ripples” -L. Morrow.

Hennepin, Louis. 1626-1701. Missionary explorer of Great Lakes. First European to Niagara Falls.

Henry, Joseph. 1797-1878. US discoverer of electromagnetic induction. Electric motor, 1829.

Henry, Patrick. 1736-99. US revolutionary. “Give me liberty or give me death” 1775. Bill of Rights.

Henry III. 1202-72. English king, 1216-. Provisions of Oxford 1258. Montfort.

Henry III. 1551-89. French king 1574-. Wars of Religion, Three Henrys. Assassinated.

Henry IV. 1050-1106. Holy Roman Emperor, 1056-. Civil War. Struggles with Gregory VII led to excommunication. Worms Synod. Clement III.

Henry the Navigator. 1394-1460. Portuguese prince. Sponsored African exploration. School of Navigation 1423.

Hepplewhite, George. 1593-1633. English devotional poet.

Herder, Johann von. 1744-1803. German Sturm and Drang Nationalist writer. Stimulated Romanticism.

Herzen, Aleksandr. 1812-70. Russian revolutionary writer.

Herzl, Theodor. 1860-1904. Hungarian/Austrian writer. Founder of Zionism. The Jewish State 1896.

Hesiod. c800BC. Greek poet. Works and Days.

Hess. Rudolph. 1894-1987. German Nazi leader. Flew to Scotland, 1941. Sentenced to life at Nuremberg.

Hessians. German mercenaries fighting for Britain in American Revolution.

Heydrich, Reinhard. 1904-42. Deputy head SS. Assassination led to Lidice massacre.

Heyerdahl, Thor. 1914-2002. Norwegian anthropologist. Expeditions: Kon-Tiki 1947, Ra II 1969.

Hiawatha. 15C Onondaga chief, legendary founder of League of 5 nations. Longfellow.

Hidalgo, Miguel. 1753-1811. Led Mexican Revolution with Allende.

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